Scholarship searching can be a tedious process. We will try to help you by featuring scholarships we hear about on this site. Remember, there are many more scholarships than the ones highlighted here, and we encourage you and your student to use school financial aid offices, internet search engines, and other community resources in your scholarship searches. Lastly, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is a scholarship and grant application, too. So be sure to fill it out when it becomes available in October 2018 at fafsa.ed.gov

We update this site biweekly with all of the new scholarships we hear about. There are two types of scholarships, merit-based and financial need-based. Make sure you read all of the requirements for each scholarship you are applying for so that you do not miss any information. Please apply online when available.

Don't forget to check with the financial aid office of colleges your student is interested in for scholarship opportunities.

CFNC.org College Foundation of North Carolina: You or your student will need to create an account to utilize this comprehensive scholarship search tool, which covers NC Colleges and Universities. This website also has a myriad other tools to aid with college and job planning.

fafsa.ed.gov The FREE Application for Federal Student Aid is also a scholarship application. The grands, scholarships, and loans are first come-first serve, so be sure to get it filled out in early January. You will need your tax return information.

Big Future is the scholarship search tool of the College Board (makers of the SAT and AP course program, just to name a few). This site, like CFNC.org, has many useful tools for post-secondary planning.